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"i Family Council" rom Punch, London
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Restless to realize all the blessings of their united
greatness and their individual equality a restlessness
of growth and readjustment, transforming a vast
Empire into a world-wide Commonwealth of Free
Nations. When did this great change begin? How
was America responsible for its beginning? In what
way did Canada hasten it? And Ireland? By what
steps and through what difficulties is the process con
tinuing? Whatimportant steps remain to be taken?
Shall America hinder or help?
Canada, the Land of Potentialities
How does Canada compare with the ancient Roman Empire? With
the British Isles? With the United States?
How may Canada determine the future destiny of the world com
monwealth of Greater Britain?
' Under what circumstances did the close friendship between the
United Statej and Canada begin, and what i3 its special
significance?,
How have the physical characteristics of Canada affected the de
velopment of her national life?
" "What are the fabulous natural resources of the Dominion?
"Old Ireland" the New
vvnen ana now cua tne rebirth oi tne uaei begin, ana now aia it
v result in the Irish Free State?
' s What was at the root of Ireland's trouble with England?
What is the "peculiar cultural and spiritual ancestry" of the Irish
v people?
What is the Irish attitude toward death ?
.What was the Irish Republican Army really like; and what are the
facts from both points of view regarding the Sinn Fein?
Of what importance is the Irish Free State as an economic factor
in the world?
What is the effect of the new Agreement on Ulster?
India, Seething With Unrest
Will India break away from the British Commonwealth and be
come an independent Moslem state; will the Mohammedans
restore the Sultan of Turkey to his former power; or will
India remain as a dazzling jewel in the British crown?
Wrhat is the wonderful story of this land of extremes, this home of
one of the oldest civilizations in history this "motherland of
religion"?
What are the most marked causes of the great unrest and dis
content? America's Attitude Toward
Great Britain
Why have some papers been declaring that war between America
and Great Britain "is inevitable," while others insist that we
are "entering an era of more friendly relations than ever"?
'What is the prevailing American opinion, and upon what is it
based?
- Should the United States "share with Great Britain the burdens of
the world as a whole"?
How will the rivalry between the British Commonwealth and the
American Commonwealth for world trade be carried on, and
with what result?
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Bases of British Strength
With all its wealth, natural resources, financial strength, and
means of defense on land and sea how is England Kept from
starving?
How are the products of the British Empire related to the life of
the rest of the world?
How is British naval supremacy affected by the Washington
agreement?
Where have the sons of Britain been going for the past 200 years,
and with what effect upon the motherland?
British Character, Culture and Life
From what "hated enemy" is the dominant strain of English blood
traced?
What are the natural characteristics of the people and their atti
tude toward war?
What is their notion of private rights, and how does it affect th6ir
government?
What contradictory things are found in their character and temper,
and what general principle accounts for them?
How' is the growth of democracy changing the British people? 5
Egypt Under the British Regime
What modern wonders in Egypt compare, for greatness, with the
ancient pyramids and the ruins of Luxor?
What has Britain been doing for the last forty years in Lower
Egypt and along the Upper Nile?
How has Egypt developed; what is the present condition of her
people, and when did the new Egyptian "nationalist move
ment" become militant?
Australia, the Real Land
of the Golden Fleece
The oldest continent on earth; larger than the United States;
nearly as big as all Europe; a land of wonders and mysteries;
surpassing all peoples in the world in per capita wealth and
productive power; ninety-seven per cent of her people of pure
British descent; a laboratory of political experiments what
is the' relation of Australia to the British Crown, how Is the
country governed, what are her political problems, and what
is her place in the economic program of the world?
New Zealand First
Did you know that New Zealand was the first country in the world
to make compulsory the conciliation and arbitration of indus
trial disputes? That it was the first country to establish uni
versal penny postage, state fire insurance, state maternity
homes, non-contributing old-age pensions, and many other
social and economic reforms?
Do you want to know all about this remarkable country of which
Bryce declares that "nowhere is the level of comfort higher;
there are no millionaires, very few rich persons, and no class
of people is sunk anywhere near the margin of subsistence."
Changing Tides in South Africa
What marvelous transformation in South Africa has brought about
"one of the most dramatic chapters in the modern history of
the British Empire"?
What caused the Boers, who fought against the British in 1900, to
fight for the British in 1915?
How did the Union of South Africa become possible, and what
claim has it to distinction as "the only real democracy in the
world to-day;'?
Why is the color problem "the most serious question before the
people of South Africa"?
What is the thrilling and picturesque story of the taking and mak
ing of Rhodesia? ,
British Power in the West Indies
What special American significance has been found in the fact
that this chain of islands flanks the Gulf of Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea?
What are the social, industrial, political, and commercial charac
teristics and possibilities of these groups of several thousand
islands?
Is there a probability of an Imperial Federation of the Caribbean
Colonies under the leadership of Jamaica?
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